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| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | Snapchats to informant key to trial for man accused in murder plot against Bovino | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/snapchats-to-informant-key-to-trial-for-man-accused-in-murder-plot-against-bovino/3879487/ | Snapchat messages a Chicago man [ accused ][1] of soliciting the murder of a top [ Border Patrol commander ][2] unknowingly sent to a government informant took center stage Wednesday at the opening day of the man’s federal trial. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire in the … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Nearly two dozen Chicago restaurants, chefs named James Beard semifinalists | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nearly-two-dozen-chicago-restaurants-chefs-named-james-beard-semifinalists | ![2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists announced][7] #### [ 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists announced ][8] Lurie Children's Hospital is pausing more gender-affirming care services. The hospital has stopped filling prescriptions related to gender-affirming care for any new minor patients. #### The Brief * * Nearly two dozen Chicago restaurants and … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | $4 million in drugs, firearms recovered in six-month CPD investigation: police | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/4-million-drugs-firearms-recovered-six-month-cpd-investigation-police | #### The Brief * * Chicago police seized more than $4 million worth of suspected narcotics, firearms, and about $54,000 in cash following a six-month investigation into drug trafficking. * Officers executed a search warrant on Jan. 10 at the home of a convicted felon tied to narcotics distribution in … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Capone-era Colt pistol found hidden within historic Illinois distillery | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/capone-era-colt-pistol-found-hidden-within-historic-illinois-distillery | ![1908 gun discovered in wall of Thorton Distillery][1] #### [ 1908 gun discovered in wall of Thorton Distillery ][2] Thornton Distilling Company is home to Dead Drop Whiskey, part of the oldest standing brewery in the state of Illinois. The brewery opened in Thornton in the 1850's beneath it is … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Linda Brown's family launches advocacy protocol to help families of missing loved ones | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/linda-browns-family-launches-advocacy-protocol-help-families-missing-loved-ones | ![Linda Brown's family launches advocacy initiative][1] #### [ Linda Brown's family launches advocacy initiative ][2] Linda Brown's family is channeling their grief into action. Leslie Moreno reports. #### The Brief * * Linda Brown’s family is launching a new initiative after navigating intense public scrutiny during her disappearance. * The … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel leans on his Chicago experience as he pitches school reform in Washington | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/rahm-emanuel-chicago-experience-school-reform/ | WASHINGTON — As he explores a potential White House bid, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told a Washington crowd Wednesday the changes he oversaw in the city’s school system could be a model for the rest of the country, despite the significant blowback they caused. Emanuel, a Democrat who [ … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Former officer acquitted at trial over police response to Uvalde, Texas, school shooting | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/uvalde-officer-acquitted/ | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A former police officer was acquitted Wednesday evening of charges he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school during the critical opening minutes of what would become one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Jurors deliberated for … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | NBC 5 Chicago fires sports anchor Mike Berman; Lou Canellis expected to start next week | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/21/nbc-5-chicago-fires-sports-anchor-mike-berman-lou-canellis-expected-to-start-next-week-leila-rahimi-jeff-blanzy-stacy-standohar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] NBC 5 fired sports anchor Mike Berman on Wednesday amid a reshaping of its sports department, the Sun-Times has … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears RBs coach Eric Bieniemy off to Chiefs, DBs coach Al Harris talks to Packers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/21/bears-lose-eric-bieniemy-to-chiefs-running-backs-coach-matt-nagy-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][14] * [ Facebook ][15] * [ Bluesky ][16] * [ Email ][17] * [ Reddit ][18] * [ Flipboard ][19] Ben Johnson is prepared to lose staffers to promotions elsewhere. Wednesday, two [ Bears ][20] position coaches took steps … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bovino murder-for-hire trial moving fast at federal courthouse, where it'll soon be in jurors' hands | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/bovino-murder-for-hire-trial-moving-fast-at-federal-courthouse-where-itll-soon-be-in-jurors-hands | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] One hundred and seventy minutes. That’s how long it took federal prosecutors [ to make their case ][7] Wednesday … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | CBS Local | DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center reopens to public after expansion | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dupage-wildlife-conservation-center-reopens-to-public-after-expansion/ | Every year, thousands of injured, sick or orphaned animals are brought to the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center in west suburban Glen Ellyn for treatment. Now, they're also welcoming humans to visit their brand new campus. Harmless as a baby wrapped in a blanket until he wakes up, a sick but … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | CBS Local | Ben Johnson already flipping page to 2026 following successful season | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bears-ben-johnson-flipping-page-to-2026-season/ | Days after [ players packed up their locker room ][5] before heading into the offseason, coach Ben Johnson said he is already locked into the 2026 season. During a season-ending press conference on Wednesday, Johnson and Bears General Manager Ryan Poles both emphasized a back-to-square-one mentality for the team despite … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago area, NW Indiana schools announce closures, moves to e-learning ahead of Friday's extreme cold | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-northwest-indiana-school-closures-extreme-cold/ | Some schools in the Chicago area and in Northwest Indiana have already announced closures and moves to e-learning ahead of the [ dangerously cold weather expected on Friday ][1] . Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon said a cold front will arrive in the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana on Thursday, with … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, OIG report shows | https://abc7chicago.com/post/city-chicago-paid-265-million-overtime-employees-may-not-have-been-eligible-office-inspector-general-report/18445413/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The City of Chicago has paid $26.5 million dollars in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible, according to the Office of Inspector General. The report found overtime was paid to more than a thousand employees who may have been ineligible. ### [ ABC7 Chicago … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Video shows immigration agents using facial recognition on minors, possibly violating Illinois law | https://abc7chicago.com/post/video-shows-immigration-agents-using-facial-recognition-minors-east-aurora-high-school-possibly-violating-illinois-law/18445490/ | AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois state lawmakers and privacy advocates are raising concerns over technology used by federal agents for immigration enforcement that they say violates the privacy and civil rights of American citizens, including children. A facial-recognition tool called "Mobile Fortify" is used by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | ABC Local | ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities | https://abc7chicago.com/story/ice-activity-increases-maine-anxiety-grows-immigrant-communities/18445584/ | PORTLAND, Maine -- The Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on Maine, a state with relatively few residents in the United States illegally but notable African refugee communities in its largest cities. The Department of Homeland Security named the operation “Catch of the Day,” an apparent play … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | How to watch The Banchet Culinary Awards live in Chicago on Sunday | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-watch-the-banchet-culinary-awards-live-in-chicago-on-sunday/3879315/ | **_NOTE: The awards will appear live in the player above as they begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday._ ** The prominent awards ceremony The Banchet Awards are set to be held in Chicago this weekend, and for the first time ever, they will be available to watch live. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | How climate change is impacting the Winter Olympics | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/how-climate-change-is-impacting-the-winter-olympics/3879337/ | A new [ analysis ][1] from a U.S. based nonprofit organization is looking into the long term viability of outdoor winter sports at the Olympics. Researchers at Climate Central found in the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games in 1956, February temperatures in the northern Italian town … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | NBC Local | Traffic delays expected as crews shut down street to repair gas leak in Aurora | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/traffic-delays-expected-as-crews-shut-down-street-to-repair-gas-leak-in-aurora/3879362/ | Aurora officials warned traffic delays were expected as crews shut down a street in the western suburb to repair a gas leak. Around 4 p.m., the City of Aurora said their firefighters were responding to a gas leak on Waterford Drive between Ogden Avenue and the Rush Copley Medical Center. … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | January 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago approves $22M settlement to family of man killed in 2023 CPD chase crash | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-approves-22m-settlement-family-man-killed-2023-cpd-chase-crash | ![City to pass $22M to family of man killed in 2023 crash][9] #### [ City to pass $22M to family of man killed in 2023 crash ][10] City Council also just signed off on this $22 million settlement. It’s going to the family of a man who got killed in … |